Performing inter-band carrier aggregation based on device capability includes monitoring a dominant type of wireless devices in a wireless sector based on whether or not they are capable of inter-band carrier aggregation, and enabling or disabling inter-band carrier aggregation in the sector based on the dominant type. Enabling/disabling inter-band carrier aggregation can include allowing or preventing usage of usage of a low-frequency carrier as a primary component carrier aggregated with a high-frequency carrier as a secondary component carrier. Carriers using FDD and TDD duplexing modes are included.
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2. The method of claim 1, wherein the wireless sector is deployed by an access node, the access node being configured to deploy the low-frequency carrier and a high-frequency carrier.
3. The method of claim 2, further comprising enabling usage of the high-frequency carrier as a secondary component carrier when the total number of wireless devices capable of inter-band carrier aggregation is greater than the total number of wireless devices incapable of inter-band carrier aggregation.
4. The method of claim 2, further comprising enabling usage of the high-frequency carrier as the primary component carrier when the total number of wireless devices capable of inter-band carrier aggregation is less than the total number of wireless devices capable of inter-band carrier aggregation.
5. The method of claim 2, wherein the low-frequency carrier has a larger geographical coverage area than the high-frequency carrier.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein determining a total number of wireless devices capable of inter-band carrier aggregation in the wireless sector comprises determining a type of wireless device based on an identifier of the wireless device.
7. The method of claim 1, further comprises further comprising determining that a majority of throughput usage in the sector is associated with wireless devices that are capable of performing inter-band carrier aggregation.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein enabling or disabling usage of the low-frequency carrier as the primary component carrier for the carrier aggregation mode of operation comprises broadcasting an indicator within the sector, the indicator for indicating whether inter-band carrier aggregation is enabled or disabled within the sector.
10. The system of claim 9, wherein the operations further comprise enabling usage of the first carrier as a primary component carrier for inter-band carrier aggregation when the dominant type comprises wireless devices capable of inter-band carrier aggregation.
11. The system of claim 10, wherein the operations further comprise enabling usage of the second carrier as a secondary component carrier.
12. The system of claim 9, wherein the operations further comprise enabling usage of the second carrier as the primary component carrier when the dominant type comprises wireless devices incapable of inter-band carrier aggregation.
13. The system of claim 9, wherein the first carrier has a larger geographical coverage area than the second carrier.
14. The system of claim 9, wherein the dominant type of wireless device is identified based on an identifier of the wireless device.
16. The processing node of claim 15, wherein the wireless sector is deployed by an access node, the access node being configured to deploy the low-frequency carrier and a high-frequency carrier.
17. The processing node of claim 16, further comprising enabling usage of the high-frequency carrier as a secondary component carrier when the total number of wireless devices capable of inter-band carrier aggregation is greater than the total number of wireless devices incapable of inter-band carrier aggregation.
18. The processing node of claim 16, further comprising enabling usage of the high-frequency carrier as the primary component carrier when the total number of wireless devices capable of inter-band carrier aggregation is less than the total number of wireless devices incapable of inter-band carrier aggregation.
19. The processing node of claim 16, wherein the low-frequency carrier has a larger geographical coverage area than the high-frequency carrier.
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